Hottest day of the year on its way

Midland Reporter-Telegram

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12:37 pm CDT, Tuesday, June 2, 2015

In this May 2012 MRT file photo, Boston Rodriguez, 5, sucks on a piece of ice when temperatures were above 100 in Midland. (Photo by Tim Fischer/Midland Reporter-Telegram) This summer, temperatures in Midland will still get very hot, but they likely won't get into the triple digits. less

In this May 2012 MRT file photo, Boston Rodriguez, 5, sucks on a piece of ice when temperatures were above 100 in Midland. (Photo by Tim Fischer/Midland Reporter-Telegram) This summer, temperatures in Midland ... more

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In this May 2012 MRT file photo, Boston Rodriguez, 5, sucks on a piece of ice when temperatures were above 100 in Midland. (Photo by Tim Fischer/Midland Reporter-Telegram) This summer, temperatures in Midland will still get very hot, but they likely won't get into the triple digits. less

In this May 2012 MRT file photo, Boston Rodriguez, 5, sucks on a piece of ice when temperatures were above 100 in Midland. (Photo by Tim Fischer/Midland Reporter-Telegram) This summer, temperatures in Midland ... more

Photo: Tim Fischer

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The National Weather Service is expecting that the highest high temperatures of the year are on their way.

Still, 100-degree temperatures are not in the forecast.

The NWS website reports high temperatures from 93 to 97 degrees at Midland International over the next seven days. That is above the average for this time of year and well above what Midland experienced during the month of May, when the average high was 83.7 degrees, according to the NWS.

The high Tuesday should reach 94 degrees, the highest this year, topping 92 on May 8. Sunny conditions and a high of 97 are expected today, according to the NWS. The average high for early June is 92.

This has been a cooler-than-average spring, and the Climate Prediction Center is expecting a 33 to 40 percent chance of lower-than-normal temperatures for the rest of spring, during the summer and through December.

June is typically the month when temperatures could go through the roof.

Of the 16 hottest days in Midland history, 13 occurred in June. The hottest day in Midland history was June 27, 1994, when the thermometer reached 116 degrees.

Weather report for May

Average High: 83.7

Average Low: 59.4

Average temperature: 71.5

Typical average for May: 73.6

Days in the 90s: 5

Rainfall in May: 3.35 inches

Average for May 1.75 inches

Days of measurable rain: 13

Most rain in one day: 0.77 of an inch (May 12)

Source: National Weather Service

Short-term forecast

After today, expect high temperatures in the lower to mid-90s through Tuesday of next week.